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Now that’s DIY!

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Shannon Larratt

Thanks to IAM:Anxiety for sending in these pictures of herself doing this “Heaven” cutting. I can’t recommend using a kitchen knife for such procedures, but given that I’ve tattooed myself using a needle mounted to an electric squirtgun pump, I’m in no position to talk!

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3 responses to “Now that’s DIY!”

  1. Shannon Larratt Avatar
    Shannon Larratt

    The following comments were imported from our old comment system:

    Posted on 02-01-2006 01:17:01 by .
    you know, for a kitchen knife, that could’ve gone a lot worse.

    Posted on 02-01-2006 02:48:25 by .
    How old is she???

    Posted on 02-01-2006 02:53:34 by scary
    that character is ‘sky’, not heaven.
    heaven is comprised of two characters, the first one being the one she has and something else.

    Posted on 02-02-2006 00:17:11 by Christina
    Dude, she’s only 14. She wrote some experience about this and it says she’s 14.

    Posted on 02-02-2006 03:20:16 by dream3r
    I would rather a scalpel be used for cuttings, but I don’t think I would hand one over to a 14 year old…

    Posted on 02-02-2006 04:08:08 by joshua
    um, i don’t think i’d hand one over to anyone without an intimate knowledge of skin layers and cross-contamination. i think age is irrelevant there.

    Posted on 02-02-2006 23:23:34 by BadlyDrawnGirl
    Hm… only 14?

    Nice.

    Posted on 02-03-2006 07:56:01 by Absurd
    14? So what. What is the matter with everyone? Are you all so old and jaded you forget what it was like to be 14?

    And seriously, joshua, lighten up.

    Posted on 02-03-2006 21:11:48 by Randy
    Joshua is the one who has to lighten up??? Point the finger…

    Posted on 02-04-2006 15:42:28 by zack
    wow, if you guys are digging into her for that, i’m glad i never sent in pictures of the shit i did to myself when i was 14!

    Posted on 02-04-2006 19:43:21 by Manoushka
    Nice say Zack!

  2. SuicidalDreamer Avatar
    SuicidalDreamer

    age doesnt matter, im 15 and already have some beautiful scarification, age doesnt matter, its the art of your eye

  3. poops Avatar
    poops

    seriously, well done,
    i find a sort of satisfaction when i do things like that myself,
    if i get anything done, i try and do it myself, however i do try and educate myself on the procedure first so dont freak out,

    oh and btw, im 15

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